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Inspired by Soap: Li Leads Research on Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
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Read more →: Inspired by Soap: Li Leads Research on Electrolytes for Lithium Metal BatteriesWithin the next decade, you may be able to drive your electric vehicle from Knoxville to Disney World—roughly 500 miles—without needing a charge. And you might be able to use your cell phone for a full week or more without plugging it in. The key to improving the performance of such devices: lithium metal batteries,…
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‘Second-Life’ Battery Launch
Read more →: ‘Second-Life’ Battery LaunchUT-ORII is teaming up with Nissan, Middle Tennessee Electric, Tennessee State University and Seven States Power Corporation to launch an innovative second-life battery storage project. UT-ORII is leading the research aspect of the project with Tom Zawodzinski, UT Knoxville-Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Governor’s Chair for Electrical Energy Conversion and Storage heading the effort. “Partnering on projects…